Former Gov. William Donald Schaefer, now the state comptroller, accused Gov. Parris N. Glendening, a fellow Democrat, of sinking Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend's bid for governor and neglecting budget problems. ''You left $480 million due for...

RUY TEIXEIRA and John B. Judis recently published a book called ''The Emerging Democratic Majority,'' which argues that long-term demographic trends favor the Democratic Party. The 2002 election results could be good news for the authors. It seems...

Republicans swept to victory in the United States Senate last night, assuring Republican control of the White House and Congress for the next two years, and thrusting President Bush into a commanding position for his legislative agenda. The...

In an emphatic upset of one-party dominance and the Kennedy legacy, Representative Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., a four-term Republican underdog, ended the Democrats' 36-year monopoly on the Maryland Statehouse today by winning the governorship and turning...

As Charles A. Moose, the police chief of Montgomery County, strolled into the sniper task force's command center this morning, he wore an expression rarely seen over the last 21 days: an ear-to-ear smile. Chief Moose, the public face of the task...

First, there was ''ma'am'' from Maryland. Then came ''Jennifer'' from Michigan. These were not callers to some talk radio program but rather two women running for governor of their respective states. Or at least these were the names their male...

The fatal sniper attacks that have gripped this state could recast what has already been one of the more unusual races for governor between Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend and Representative Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., who hold sharply contrasting...

It is harsh enough that the double-digit popularity poll leads of Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend's campaign for governor of Maryland evaporated over the summer. No less biting to her is the cool pronouncement lately by Representative Robert L....